Public Health

Journal Article

Does What Nurses Do Affect Clinical Outcomes for Hospitalized Patients? A Review of the Literature — Jan 1, 1999

Some nursing care processes affect health-related patient outcomes, the full extent of nursing process-outcome links is relatively understudied.

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First Annual Report to Congress: Assessing the Threat — Jan 1, 1999

First Annual Report to Congress: Assessing the Threat. Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction [also known as The Gilmore Commission].

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Assessing Benefits from Health Research Projects: Can We Use Questionnaires Instead of Case Studies? — Jan 1, 1999

An evaluative framework was developed by the Health Economics Research Group (HERG) for the UK's Department of Health (DH) to assess the benefits from DH-funded R&D.

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The Economic Impact of Capitated Care for High Utilizers of Public Mental Health Services: The Los Angeles PARTNERS Program Experience — Jan 1, 1999

Analyzes a treatment program that uses capitation to shift risk for treatment costs of high utilizers of public mental health services to private community based treatment organizations.

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Research on Syringe Exchange Programs in California: Summary Remarks Made to the California Senate Committee on Public Safety, the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, and the Assembly Committee on Public Safety — Jan 1, 1999

Written statement delivered on February 23, 1999 to the joint informational hearing of the California Senate Committee on Public Safety, the Senate Commiittee on Health and Human Services, and the Assembly Committee on Public Safety.

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Journal Article

An Intercultural Comparison of Home Case Management of Acute Diarrhea in Mexico: Implications for Program Planners — Jan 1, 1998

The results suggest that the propensity of families to choose private schools is insensitive to out-of-pocket tuition costs.

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Reliability of Panel-Based Guidelines for Colonoscopy: An International Comparison — Jan 1, 1998

This study examined the reliability of explicit guidelines developed using the RAND-UCLA appropriateness method.

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Is Use of Mechanical Ventilation a Reasonable Proxy Indicator for Coma Among Medicare Patients Hospitalized for Acute Stroke? — Jan 1, 1998

Ascertain whether use of mechanical ventilation on admission to hospital is a proxy indicator of coma among acute stroke patients.

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Journal Article

Toward Assessing Outcomes of Emergency Care — Jan 1, 1998

Establishing the efficacy of emergency care for patients--what should or should not be done in the emergency department.

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Reliability of an Arabic Version of the RAND-36 Health Survey and Its Equivalence to the US-English Version — Jan 1, 1998

Additional studies need to be conducted in a sample of the Saudi population to further assess the psychometric properties of the Arabic version.

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Journal Article

Variation in Surgical Opinion Regarding Management of Selected Cervical Spine Injuries: A Preliminary Study — Jan 1, 1998

This implies that there is no widely accepted standard of management procedure for many of these injuries.

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The Reproducibility of a Method to Identify the Overuse of Medical Procedures — Jan 1, 1998

To assess the overuse and underuse of medical procedures, various methods have been developed, but their reproducibility has not been evaluated.

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Journal Article

The Use of Calendars to Measure Child Illness in Health Interview Surveys — Jan 1, 1998

During the past two decades, health interview surveys have become an increasingly common source of information about current morbidity patterns and utilization of health services in developing countries.

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• Children and Families Research Area

Journal Article

Effects of an Expanding-Spaced Vs Massed Exposure Schedule on Fear Reduction and Return of Fear — Jan 1, 1998

The current investigation assessed the relative benefits of a massed vs. an expanding-spaced exposure schedule.

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Effects of Varied-Stimulus Exposure Training on Fear Reduction and Return of Fear — Jan 1, 1998

These findings offer support for the beneficial effects of varying the stimulus during exposure.

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Journal Article

Performance of Panel-Based Criteria to Evaluate the Appropriateness of Colonoscopy: A Prospective Study — Jan 1, 1998

Prospective data describing the appropriateness of use of colonoscopy based on detailed panel-based clinical criteria are not available.

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Clinical Trials in Developing Countries: Scientific and Ethical Issues — Jan 1, 1998

Do differences in healthcare needs and budgets justify different ethical standards in the developed and the developing world?

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Breast Cancer Screening Adherence: Does Church Attendance Matter? — Jan 1, 1998

Little is known about the health behaviors of church attendees.

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Research Brief

Youth Violence: A Public-Health Problem with Disturbing Correlates — Jan 1, 1998

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Journal Article

The Appropriateness of Intention to Treat Decisions for Invasive Therapy in Coronary Artery Disease in the Netherlands — Jan 1, 1997

Examines the appropriateness of intention-to-treat decisions concerning coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) for patients with coronary artery disease in the Netherlands.

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